Confidentiality clauses and special severance payments
Published on:There is a lack of transparency, consistency and accountability in the use of compromise agreements in the public sector and little is being done to change this.
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Building capability in the Senior Civil Service to meet today’s challenges
Published on:The government now accepts the urgent need for a skilled cross-departmental leadership group – but this requires changing the long-standing culture of the Senior Civil Service.
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Internal Audit in Practice Case Studies
Published on:The Institute of Internal Auditors and the NAO released a set of case studies illustrating some of the key principles of effective internal auditing, taken from a range of public and private sector organisations (including British Telecom, Department for Work and Pensions, EDF etc).
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Taxpayer support for UK banks: FAQs
Between 2007 and 2010, HM Treasury made a series of large financial interventions to support the financial stability of UK banking. This page sets out the work the NAO has done on the banking interventions and answers some frequently asked questions.
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Transparency
As a publicly funded organisation we have a duty to be transparent in our business operations. This page sets out our transparency principles and provides all of our publicly disclosed corporate information.
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Financial audits: an overview
Our financial audit reports contain audit opinions on accounts across the public sector.
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NAO briefing: Sustainability reporting in government
Published on:This briefing was prepared for the Environmental Audit Committee. It reviews central government compliance with the mandatory sustainability reporting requirements for 2011-12 Annual Reports and Accounts, and sets the findings in the context of public and private sector reporting developments.
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The UK cyber security strategy: Landscape review
Published on:An NAO review of the Government’s strategy for cyber security indicates that, although at an early stage, activities are already beginning to deliver benefits.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2011-12 Civil Superannuation accounts
Published on:Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has refused to sign off fully the 2011-12 Civil Superannuation accounts.
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HM Treasury: Planning for economic infrastructure
Published on:The NAO has highlighted five risks to the value for money of some national infrastructure projects.
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Progress in making NHS efficiency savings
Published on:The NHS made a substantial amount of efficiency savings in 2011-12. These will need to be sustained and built on if savings targets are to be met.
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Streamlining farm oversight
Published on:Farm oversight activity does not deliver value for money for the taxpayer and continues to burden compliant farmers unnecessarily.
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The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: post-Games review
Published on:The NAO has underlined the success of the 2012 Games and stressed the importance of building on that success to deliver legacy benefits.
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Managing the impact of Housing Benefit reform
Published on:DWP is working to manage the introduction of the housing benefit reforms and has a critical role to play in anticipating adverse consequences.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2010-11
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are an audited set of accounts showing in one place the financial position of the whole public sector. However, the NAO considers that the picture is incomplete.
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The Ministry of Justice’s language services contract
Published on:We publish the results of our investigation into the contracting out of language services in the justice system.
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NAO briefing: Regulating charities: a landscape review
Published on:This paper draws together evidence on the current landscape of charity regulation and the charity sector more generally. It was prepared for the Public Administration Select Committee.
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HM Treasury Resource Accounts 2011-2012
Published on:The National Audit Office has today given an update on the financial support provided by the Treasury to the UK banking sector – how much support has been provided, how much is still outstanding and how much it is costing the taxpayer.
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Department for Education and The Young People’s Learning Agency Accounts 2011-12
Published on:The C&AG has qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 financial statements of the Young People’s Learning Agency and its sponsor department, the Department for Education.
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The East of England Development Agency financial statements 2011-12
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 financial statements of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) because of irregular ex-gratia payments, totalling £51,000, made by the Agency to its staff.